$370 ▲ +37.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $270
- 2016: $320
- 2021: $370
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Cockatoo · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Cockatoo
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far more people live in detached houses in Cockatoo than in most similar areas. Nearly every home here is a separate house, with 88.2% of properties featuring three or more bedrooms. This makes it a place dominated by larger family homes compared to the state and national averages.
$370
▲ +37.0%
- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cockatoo — higher than 76% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents here are $370, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Mortgage payments follow a similar pattern, with the typical monthly payment of $1,742 being higher than in most other areas.
$1,742 ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,517
- 2016: $1,600
- 2021: $1,742
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Cockatoo, $350–$549 is the majority at 62%; $200–$349 is next at 28%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Cockatoo splits fairly evenly between $1,800–$2,999 (40%) and $1,000–$1,799 (35%), with Under $1,000 at 16%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Very few people rent in Cockatoo, with only 7.5% of households doing so, a figure far below the national average of 30.6%. Owning a home outright is also much less common here than in most other areas.
7.5% ▼ -30.3%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
24.2% ▲ +8.5%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Cockatoo, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 66%; Owned outright is next at 24%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 99.7% of all homes, which is far above the Victorian average of 73.4%. Because these homes are typically large, there are more people per bedroom than in most areas.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
99.7% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 99.0%
- 2016: 98.9%
- 2021: 99.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
88.2% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 86.8%
- 2016: 86.1%
- 2021: 88.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Cockatoo, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Cockatoo, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 52%; 4 bedrooms is next at 29%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Cockatoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20600/cockatoo/topic/housing-dwellings